Vaejovis morelia Miranda-López, Ponce-Saavedra & Francke, 2012

A, Contreras-Félix Gerardo & Oscar, Francke B., 2019, Taxonomic revision of the “ mexicanus ” group of the genus Vaejovis C. L. Koch, 1836 (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae), Zootaxa 4596 (1), pp. 1-100 : 48-49

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4596.1.1

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5584177

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Vaejovis morelia Miranda-López, Ponce-Saavedra & Francke, 2012
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Vaejovis morelia Miranda-López, Ponce-Saavedra & Francke, 2012 View in CoL

Figures 4 View FIGURE 4 , 13n View FIGURE 13 , 14m View FIGURE 14 , 15n View FIGURE 15 , 16n View FIGURE 16 , 17n View FIGURE 17 , 18n View FIGURE 18 , 19n View FIGURE 19 , 32 View FIGURE 32

Vaejovis morelia Miranda-López, Ponce-Saavedra & Francke, 2012: 966 View in CoL –975, Fig: 1–14.

Type material. Holotype male. MEXICO: Michoacán, Bosque Lázaro Cárdenas, Morelia (N 19.679444°, W 101.1775°, elev. 2030 m). VIII-10-2010. Cols.: M. Villaseñor, V. Guzmán, and E. Miranda. ( CNAN-T0081 ). Examined. GoogleMaps

Paratypes: 1 ♂, 2 ♀ ( CNAN-T0082 ) , examined; 1 ♂, 1 ♀ ( AMNH) , 1 ♂, 1 ♀ ( INDRE) , 1 ♂, 1 ♀ ( CAFBUM) , all with same data as holotype GoogleMaps .

Other specimens examined. Vaejovis morelia : MEXICO: Michoacan, Morelia , Filtros Viejos. III-16-2002. Col.: I. Pérez. 1 ♀ ( CNAN-SC02221 ) .

Diagnosis. Adults 23 to 29 mm long (Fig: 32-a, b). Carapace (Fig: 13-n) shorter than metasomal segment V (Carapace L/MS-V 0.75±0.05 [0.90±0.1]), but longer than femur (Carapace L/Femur L 1.13±0.04 [1.25±0.1]); anterior margin of carapace slightly concave. Mesosomal tergite VII with a pair of crenulated carinae, beginning on middle of segment and not reaching posterior edge. Pectinal teeth 12–13 [11–12]; sternite V on males with a conspicuous bright whitish patch on posterior margin; sternite VII with one pair of faint granular carinae and 10–12 (12) [10] setae. Metasomal segment I subquadrate in dorsal view (MSI L/ W 0.86 ±0.05 [0.83±0.07]); intercarinal spaces on segments I–IV smooth; segment V twice longer than wide (MS-V L/ W 2.38 ±0.1 [2.08±0.08]; W/D 1.16± 0.15 [1.18± 0.08]). Vesicle (Fig: 14-n) slender (L/ W 1.98 ±0.1 [1.73±0.3]) and thin (W/D 1.16± 0.15 [1.3±0.2]); dorsal surface flat, without whitish median spot. Pedipalp femur (Fig: 15-n) and patella (Fig: 16-n) three times longer than wide in males, slightly less in females (Femur L/ W 3.06 ±0.06 [2.88±0.1]; Patella L/ W 3.06 ±0.15 [2.78±0.2]); patella with dorsal internal carina crenulated, with a discontinuous line of granules. Chela (Fig: 17, 18- n) swollen (CM L/ W 1.71 ±0.1 [1.75±0.2]; W/D 1.1±0.1 [1.07±0.07]); with dorsal median, dorsal prosubmedian and dorsal internal carinae granulose, other carinae smooth; manus distally granulose on external face near base of movable finger. Pedipalp chela fingers dentate margins on males straight, without scalloping.

Hemispermatophore (Fig: 19-n): Lamelliform (TL 3; LL 1.7; LW 0.4 mm), lamella simple, without distal crest; two hooks located basally, lobe-shaped. Capsular region with mesal median lobe absent or very poorly sclerotized.

Full morphometric variation is given in tables 13 and 14. Setae variation is given in tables 9–12.

Distribution. Mexico: Michoacán; this species is only known from the type locality and other nearby localities in the state’s capital city of Morelia ( Figure 4 View FIGURE 4 ).

Natural history. This species inhabits mixed pine-oak forests; it was collected among fallen leaves and under the bark of decaying logs.

AMNH

American Museum of Natural History

INDRE

Pathogen Fungi and Actinomycetes Collection

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Scorpiones

Family

Vaejovidae

Genus

Vaejovis

Loc

Vaejovis morelia Miranda-López, Ponce-Saavedra & Francke, 2012

A, Contreras-Félix Gerardo & Oscar, Francke B. 2019
2019
Loc

Vaejovis morelia Miranda-López, Ponce-Saavedra & Francke, 2012 : 966

Miranda-Lopez, E. P. & Ponce-Saavedra, J. & Francke, O. F. 2012: 966
2012
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